Validity of academic motivation scale for the Brazilian higher education students

• Autor(a) principal: Davoglio, Tarcia Rita
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Santos, Bettina Steren dos, Lettnin, Carla da Conceicao
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; spa; eng
• Título da fonte: Ensaio (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/ensaio/article/view/1095
• topic: Educacion Superior; Motivacion academica; Evaluacion; Estudiantes; Educação Superior; Motivação academica; Avaliação; Estudantes.; Higher Education; Motivation; Students; Evaluation; Academic Motivation

Research into the connection between motivational processes to learning and the issue of retention and dropout rates in Higher Education (HE) has been growing steadily due to academic interest and the need for the development of measuring instruments. This study aimed at testing the validity of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) using a sample of 715 university students from the South Region of Brazil. Findings have corroborated the transcultural validity of the scale, high internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis coherent with a seven type structural model. The Brazilian version of AMS seems to be a reliable and valid instrument of measurement to evaluate the issue of motivation in HE, revealing that there is a high predominance of self-determination in research students; however, we suggest some minor semantic adjusts. These results could inform educational policies and pedagogical planning aiming at encouraging the successful conclusion of higher education courses.